Good morning. A chance of rain this morning, then partly sunny with a high around 89. Rain and storms are likely tonight, with a low near 70. How well do you know the District? Play our geography game and test your local knowledge. You can find me on Bluesky, I’m @abeaujon.87 on Signal, and ther e’s a link to my email address below. This roundup is available as a morning email newsletter. Sign up here. I can’t stop listening to: Jay Park, “McNasty.” The Korean-American rapper plays the Anthem tonight with LNGSHOT. Take Washingtonian Today with you! I keep ridiculously long playlists on Apple Music and on Spotify of this year’s music recommendations. Here are 2025’s songs (Apple, Spotify), too. Here’s some administration news you might have blocked out: Paying point: President Trump promised every adult in the US a $5,000 check if they vote to keep Republicans in power this fall during a speech at the midterm convention he called in Dallas yesterday. He immediately branded the idea a “Trump dividend.” (Politico) Trump has in the recent past promised to write checks that haven’t yet arrived: “dividends” for money he said would be made by his tariffs, and “savings” he claimed Americans earned from Elon Musk‘s DOGE project. (NYT) Where would 200 million $5,000 checks come from? Trump skipped over that part. (WSJ) Apparently there are $500 checks in the mix, too. (Axios) The President did sort of acknowledge the hardships the war has visited on the economy during his speech at the convention. (AP) About that war: Iran damaged US planes during an attack on a base in Jordan yesterday. (CBS News) Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other top advisers have told Trump the Iran war he started in February—while predicting a swift conclusion—”could drag on through the remainder of his term.” (WSJ) The President delivered an updated prediction yesterday. He claimed the war would end “immediately after” this fall’s elections. (Politico) He ventured a similar pronouncement about oil and gas prices. (CNBC) Convention potpourri: US Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, appeared at the convention via video to praise Trump and Republicans. “Reaction in the convention hall was muted, with only a few attendees cheering.” (NBC News) An inflatable slide on the luxury plane Qatar gave Trump accidentally deployed before he flew to Texas, delaying his trip. (NYT) Going back to tally: The administration published a proposed rule that would add a citizenship question to the US Census and would almost certainly face fierce legal challenges. (Washington Post) If instituted, the proposed changes “would have enormous political consequences.” (Politico) New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, said the Empire State was looking into its legal options. (NYT) Administration perambulation: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent‘s attempt to change the direction of the bond market “backfired” yesterday as rates surged. (NBC News) Convicted sex traffickers Tal, Oren, and Alon Alexander have hired Alan Dershowitz to pursue a pardon from Trump. (NYT) Trump said he’d consider a pardon for Michael Cohen. (Politico) Trump posted that a far-right German party’s recent electoral success would “MGGA”—Make Germany Great Again. Hmm. So when, exactly, was that terrific past? The White House didn’t comment. (Axios) The President posted 60 times in an 11-hour period over the weekend. The spree “offered a window into Mr. Trump’s own unique reality.” (NYT) The Associated Press declined to start referring to Lake Ontario by Trump’s new preferred name—though Apple and Google quickly got on board with that one. (Washington Sun) Hidden Eats, by Ike Allen: Photo by Ike Allen. Lots of people come to Mi La Cay in Wheaton for the pho and lemongrass beef noodles, but I’m not the only one who favors another dish here: the Crispy Maryland Chicken, an unusual preparation you only need to try once to develop cravings for. A big hunk of crunchy, reddish fried chicken is cleaved apart and served over umami-rich tomato rice, with pickled and fresh veggies and a cup of slightly spicy ginger sauce for dipping. I’ve never really seen chicken like this attempted anywhere else. Take Hidden Eats with you! Our wildly popular map will show you which Hidden Eats—the out-of-the-way mom-and-pop eateries Ike highlights in this newsletter and in our print magazine—are nearby. Recently on Washingtonian dot com: • Racquel Kelley was programming laptops at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, when terrorists flew an airplane into the building, just hundreds of feet from her desk. Doreen Gentzler writes about how for Kelley, that day has never really ended. • Two new books and a film explore aspects of DC go-go music. • Area chefs are reinventing the classic banh mi. Here are six sandwiches to try. • A rundown of new stuff to eat and drink at Northwest Stadium this year. Local news links: • Administration officials predicted that plans for Trump’s Triumphal Arch near Arlington Cemetery will get approved in November. (Washington Post) • Metro is installing new signs that it hopes may make it easier to find where in the heck you’re exiting at L’Enfant Plaza, among other stations. (I always look for the astronaut.) (Washington Sun) • Jeff D’Onofrio is the Washington Post’s new publisher. He’s served in the role in an interim capacity for months. The paper also said it would break even this year. But, but, but: What are the Post’s rules for reporting on itself? It ran AP copy about Karen Attiah‘s recent arbitration win but doesn’t appear to have put one of its own reporters on the story. (Washington Post) Related: “Karen Attiah Is Still Waiting for the Washington Post to Call.” (Washingtonian) • As Trump dramatically remakes the White House, where’s the White House Historical Association? (Washington Post) • Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins told city electeds that she does “not think there’s a role for Flock” cameras in Port City. (ALXnow) • Police in Prince William County say a Lyft driver wouldn’t let two passengers leave his car after a dispute over the ride’s price. They’d like a word with the chap. (Fox 5) • Authorities in North Carolina say remains found in 1977 were those of Cindy Marcell Blizzard, who went missing that year. (MoCoShow) • A 13-year-old boy was killed by the driver of a truck while riding his bike in Fairfax. (Fox 5) • Aparna Raj, who is extremely likely to be a member of the DC Council next year, will host a Philadelphia Eagles watch party Sunday. (City Cast DC) Thursday’s event picks: • Tonight’s National Gallery Nights will salute “American icons.” • “Somewhere over the Border” opens at Mosaic Theater. • “Come From Away” opens at Ford’s Theatre. See more picks for this week and weekend from Briana Thomas, who writes our Things to Do newsletter.The post The Iran War Could Outlast the National Guard’s Deployment in DC, Washington Post Names New Publisher, and Likely DC Council Member Is an Eagles Fan first appeared on Washingtonian. ...read more read less